Rate of growth of the preserved North American continental crust: Evidence from Hf and O isotopes in Mississippi detrital zircons

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 712-728

  Wang, Christina Yan ^a   Campbell, Ian H ^a   Allen, Charlotte M ^a   Williams, Ian S ^a   Eggins, Stephen M ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINENTAL CRUST; CRUSTAL EVOLUTION; GONDWANA; HAFNIUM; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE RATIO; SHRIMP DATING; THORIUM ISOTOPE; URANIUM-LEAD DATING; ZIRCON;

MISSISSIPPI RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58249138274     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.10.037     Document Type: Article

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